Las Vegas in San Miguel County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Temple Montefiore 1884

Photographed by Jerry Klinger

1. Temple Montefiore 1884 Marker

Inscription. Site of the First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in New Mexico Territory. Temple Montefiore - 1884

Erected 2000 by Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation., and the Synagogues series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 35° 35.617′ N, 105° 13.129′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. It is on Douglas Avenue near 6th and Douglas. The plaque is affixed to the Las Vegas, New Mexico School Board administrative building which had supplanted the original Temple building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 Douglas Ave, Las Vegas NM 87701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clara Waring Bookstore (approx. 0.2 miles away); Monte Carlo Hall/J.A. Taichert & Company Store (approx. ¼ mile away); Rosenthal Brothers General Merchandise Store (approx. ¼ mile away); City Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Temple Montefiore, Las Vegas, New Mexico (approx. ¼ mile away); YMCA Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Wells Fargo Express Office (approx. ¼ mile away); Meadows Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.

More about this marker. The original building site was replaced by the New Mexico School Board Administrative building.

Also see . . . The Accidental Congregation. Backstory on the Temple Montefiore marker. (Submitted on May 25, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Jerry Klinger

2. Temple Montefiore 1884 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 704 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.